THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, November 18, 1983 15 Percy: Settlements Provocative,' Defends Senate Record on Israel NEW YORK (JTA)-- Sen. Charles Percy (D-Ill.), calling Israel's "extensive" West Bank settlements "provocative," told a group of Jewish leaders last week that the settlements dis- couraged Jordan from en- tering into peace negotia- tions with the Jewish state. He said he had been assured that King Hussein wants to enter into negotiations with Israel. Percy, chairman of the Foreign Relations Commit- tee, spoke to a closed meet- ing of the Conference of Presidents of Major Ameri- can Jewish Organizations. A NEW INEXPENSIVE WAY TO BUY QUALITY FURNITURE Now you can buy name brand, top quality furniture the direct way at a tremendous savings, and have it , delivered, set up and serviced by a company that has 35 years in the furniture business. A company that's - here in this area to serve you personally. Find out about this new way to get the kind of furniture and service you expect, with greater savings than you'd ever expect. Call 356-1980 now for details. The meeting with the some 100 Jewish leaders was re- quested by Percy, who is seeking re-election. The Senator said he op- posed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state but asserted that the Palestinian people needed a national homeland, which he said should be in some form of confederation with Jordan. He said he regarded Yasir Arafat, the Palestine Liberation Organization chief, as a "relative moder- ate compared with George Habash," the leader of the Popular Front for the Lib- eration of Palestine. The senior Senator from Illinois also de- fended his support for the 1981 sale of AWACS reconnaissance planes and other advanced weaponry to Saudi Arabia, which he termed as a "moderate" Arab state "compared with Libya and Syria." He said the military balance had not shifted against Israel as a result of the U.S. arms sale to the Saudis. On other topics, Percy was reported to have ap- peared uncomfortable with a question about why the U.S. did not move its em- bassy to Jerusalem. He said "the time was not ripe" for such a move and that he would not seek to push the Reagan Administration into such a step at this time. Percy said he strongly op- posed any demands by Syria or its surrogates in Lebanon that the government of President Amin Gemayel (T) i • Telephones • Accessories • Installation • cc 0 E 0 - ry u NE CD • C) CD 0 cn • cn • CHANUKAH SHOPPING LIST Mom Genie — Dad .— 2 LINE PHONE • a) a) (r) • 0 Ct ANSWERING MACHINE 15 g • B rother Bubbi Zayde Uncle Fred CLOCK RADIO PHONE c 0 BIG BUTTON CORDLESS PARTY LINE HAS THEM 53" • ALL — AND MORE .. . • Call Us At 352 - 8288 Joyce Blum co co • SLEEPER BEEPE R cg -c 0 FLD al §) CT) a) SiS 3 3 a) • 4 5 • To • ° 0 Mary Saidman -E. • Service • Residential • Commercial • abrogate its May 17 sec- urity and withdrawal ac- cord with Israel: The Ad- ministration, he said, was strongly opposed to any such action. He said tht he had personally urged Presi- dent Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to return his ambas- sador to Israel and to re- sume progress toward nor- malization between the two countries. In a statement distri- buted at the meeting, Percy detailed various actions he has taken in opposing the Arab boycott and support- ing the right of Soviet Jews to live as Jews and to emig- rate. Republican Former Senator Jacob Javits of New York, who was a surprise guest at the meeting, distri- buted a statement to the Jewish leaders supporting Percy's re-election bid. * * * . U. S . Condemns New Settlements WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Reagan Administra- tion expressed "regret" Tuesday over a report that Israel plans to establish five new settlements in the West Bank. State Department deputy spokesman Alan Romberg said the U.S. "position is clear: we regard settle- ments as an obstacle to peace." Romberg once again quoted from President Reagan's speech of Sep- tember 1, 1982 announcing his Middle East peace in- itiative in which Reagan said, "Further settlement activity is in no way neces- sary for the security of Is- rael and only diminishes the confidence of the Arabs that a final outcome can be freely and fairly negotiated." The spokesman was re- sponding to a report from Jerusalem that the Is- raeli government has de- cided to establish five more settlements, three near Jericho, one in the northern part of the West Bank and the fifth near Nablus. The report said that a source told Is- rael Radio that the three settlements near Jericho were being planned to hinder any future prop- osal to return the area to Jordanian control. Anti-PLO Pledge Dropped in WB TEL AVIV — A require- ment that lecturers at Arab colleges in the administered territories pledge to abstain from assisting the Palestine Liberation Organization in any way has been discarded by the Israeli civil adminis- tration in the West Bank. A number of foreign teachers, who were refused work permits last year when they balked at signing the pledge, are now free to join the faculties of the four West Bank universities. 4, . 10,4. 7 01. A golden opportunity to select from the most exciting collection of fashion earrings ever. 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